Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo (1952 TV series)
| Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Tatiana Belinky |
| Based on | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo by Monteiro Lobato |
| Directed by | Júlio Gouveia |
| Starring | Sidnéia Rossi Suzy Arruda Leonor Lambertini Zeni Pereira Lúcia Lambertini Lidia Rosemberg Edy Cerri Sérgio Rosemberg Julinho Simões David José Rúbens Molino Luciano Maurício Júlio Silva Ricardo Gouveia Paulo Basco |
| Narrated by | Júlio Gouveia |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 360 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 min. each episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rede Tupi |
| Release | 3 June 1952 – 6 March 1963 |
| Related | |
| Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (1964) Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (1967) Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (1977) Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (2001) Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (2012) O Picapau Amarelo (2024) | |
Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo is a 1952 Brazilian children-family television series produced and aired by Rede Tupi, Sítio was scripted by Brazilian author Tatiana Belinky, based on the series of novels of same name. The series is the first live-action adaptation of the Sítio universe. It was the first television adaptation of the homonymous work by Monteiro Lobato.
Sítio tells the story of the peaceful title Sítio, the Yellow Woodpecker Ranch, where its unique dwellers live in fantasy and learning. It starred actress Lúcia Lambertini (occasionally replaced by Dulce Margarida) in the role of Emília, the living, smart and talkative doll of the farm. The Viscount of Sabugosa was played by Rúbens Molino, and Later In 1958 Molino was replaced by Luciano Maurício. The series premiered on 3 June 1952 and ran until 6 March 1963, being canceled after 360 episodes and several recastings. The cast needed to re-enact some episodes in 1963 for the show's "reruns", since episodes were originally broadcast live. Each episode was of 30 minutes duration.